Thanks for the memories!

good back-story, and good acting

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Enabling failure and manipulation are the hallmarks of the American entertainment industry. For the most part it's a harmless game. It always has been.It's not wrong when the ends justify the means, or there is another justifiable framework in place. Wrong becomes right and right becomes wrong. You're not to blame and the enemy is always a bad guy. It's a fantasy that sells. It's a fantasy that entertains.Sex, violence, power, all looking for justification and an audience to entangle. The only goal to sell and support an above average lifestyle. These are the hard truths and you will find nothing like them in the Black Box.These are the reasons some topics are generally seen as untouchable except by those with no scruples.If ABC was really interested in helping the mentally ill navigate our society, I would suggest a television series might not be the best vehicle.

I do not have enough good things to say about this show. From the very first episode, I awaited the next one with great anticipation every single time. The acting is absolutely phenomenal. I've seen a disappointingly large number of reviews where people claim the depictions of bipolar disorder to be over the top, but I strongly disagree. As a girl who fights major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder myself, I have never related more to a character in my life. While it may seem "larger than life" or "over the top" to some viewers, the show hits exactly on what the highs and lows of the mental disorder feel like FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE ONE WITH THE DISORDER. Many people fail to realize how much more extreme and intense various sensations and experiences feel to one who actually suffers from a mental disorder. Yes, it may not be considered "the norm" but it's part of what the chemical inbalances in the brain cause us to feel and I for one greatly benefited from finally having a character that I could relate to so flawlessly. If this show does not get renewed because of some people's lack of compassion, understanding, and ability to even ATTEMPT to see the world from somebody else's viewpoint that they will never be able to fully understand, then I will be beyond disappointed.

The stories themselves are very interesting and her ability to solve every medical mystery put in front of her is nothing short of magical. Maybe this show takes place in her mind? I am Bipolar and am very much aware that one day of not taking my medications and - flushing them down the toilet (!?) doesn't flush them out of my system. The very next day she magically gets her medications refilled (I guess doctors can do this. real people with medical insurance certainly can't) and she is all normal again. The one very real thing is that all the doctors and nurses are just as crazy as she is. I have been a nurse for 44 years and yep "everybody's nuts" I love the radiologist - who actually runs the machines instead of just reading the results - who is agoraphobic.

I'm not a TV watcher, but When I find a show I like, I make sure to watch every episode. I saw a commercial for Black Box, and new I had to watch it. I not only have watched every episode, but also watched reruns on demand. I love Dr. Black, and I love that she addresses that not every person that does not qualify as 'normal' needs 'fixed'. Personally, I think that the people who say that this show is unrealistic are ignorant. I'm a pre-med student minoring in psychology, and I have read the book An Unquiet Mind that was mentioned by Dr. Black. These behaviors are extreme for the 'normal' people, but for people struggling with this illness this is their reality. Even on days when they don't act any different, their thoughts may be raging inside. I the producers can't make every small detail apparent in 45 minutes. This is a great show to raise awareness for mental illness and give the 'average Joe' a glimpse into a world they have no relation to.